Hans
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhæns/, /ˈhænz/, /ˈhɑːns/, /ˈhɑːnz/
- Rhymes: -æns, -ænz, -ɑːns, -ɑːnz
- Homophones: hands, haunts
Etymology 1
editFrom German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Proper noun
editHans
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editHans (plural Hanses)
- Alternative form of Hanse (“merchant guild”).
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHans
- a male given name
Related terms
editReferences
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 107 551 males with the given name Hans have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHans m
- a diminutive of the male given name Johannes
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Proper noun
editHans
- a male given name
Faroese
editProper noun
editHans m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Hans: Hansson
- daughter of Hans: Hansdóttir
Declension
editsingular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Hans |
accusative | Hans |
dative | Hansi |
genitive | Hans |
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editHans
- a male given name
Declension
editInflection of Hans (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Hans | Hansit | |
genitive | Hansin | Hansien | |
partitive | Hansia | Hanseja | |
illative | Hansiin | Hanseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Hans | Hansit | |
accusative | nom. | Hans | Hansit |
gen. | Hansin | ||
genitive | Hansin | Hansien | |
partitive | Hansia | Hanseja | |
inessive | Hansissa | Hanseissa | |
elative | Hansista | Hanseista | |
illative | Hansiin | Hanseihin | |
adessive | Hansilla | Hanseilla | |
ablative | Hansilta | Hanseilta | |
allative | Hansille | Hanseille | |
essive | Hansina | Hanseina | |
translative | Hansiksi | Hanseiksi | |
abessive | Hansitta | Hanseitta | |
instructive | — | Hansein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
edit- Hans is the 215th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,590 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,126 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editA medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHans m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hans' or Hansens, plural Hänse, diminutive Hänschen n or Hänsel n or Hansi n or Hänslein n)
- a male given name
Related terms
editDescendants
editSee also
edit- Fritz (pet form of Friedrich)
- Hinz (pet form of Hinrich (Heinrich))
- Kunz (pet form of Kunrad (Konrad))
- Lutz (pet form of Ludwig or Ludger)
- Max (short form of Maximilian)
- Petz (pet form of Peter)
Further reading
editHunsrik
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editA short form of Johannes.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHans m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jack
References
edit- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Hans”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 89
Icelandic
editProper noun
editHans m (proper noun, genitive singular Hans)
- a male given name
Declension
editindefinite singular | |
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nominative | Hans |
accusative | Hans |
dative | Hans |
genitive | Hans |
Norwegian
editEtymology
editFrom German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”), from Latin Jōhannēs, Iōhannēs (a variant of Jōannēs, Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān) (Yohanan, Yokhanan), (perhaps) from a short form of Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן (yəhôḥānān), meaning "YHWH is gracious".
First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.
Proper noun
editHans
- a male given name
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Related terms
editReferences
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in 1356.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHans c (genitive Hans)
- a male given name
- Hansel, the boy in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 122 616 males with the given name Hans living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/æns
- Rhymes:English/æns/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ænz
- Rhymes:English/ænz/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɑːns
- Rhymes:English/ɑːns/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɑːnz
- Rhymes:English/ɑːnz/1 syllable
- English terms with homophones
- English terms borrowed from German
- English terms derived from German
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Hebrew
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Danish terms borrowed from German
- Danish terms derived from German
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Dutch terms borrowed from German
- Dutch terms derived from German
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑns
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑns/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch given names
- Dutch male given names
- Dutch diminutives of male given names
- Estonian terms borrowed from German
- Estonian terms derived from German
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian proper nouns
- Estonian given names
- Estonian male given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Finnish terms derived from German
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑns
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑns/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- Hunsrik 1-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik proper nouns
- Hunsrik masculine nouns
- Hunsrik given names
- Hunsrik male given names
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Norwegian terms borrowed from German
- Norwegian terms derived from German
- Norwegian terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian terms derived from Hebrew
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- no:Fairy tales
- Swedish terms borrowed from German
- Swedish terms derived from German
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːns
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɑːns/1 syllable
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names
- sv:Fairy tales